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damascus is the center of the syrian government. the battle for its control has been particularly bloody. keep in mind the country's civil war has already been raging for 21 months. human rights activistses say the death toll is more than 45,000. the chief correspondent is live with more. jonathan, the syrian regime says it is interested in dialogue. is that hopeful? >>jonathan: better than saying they are not interested in any sort of dialogue but not a lot better. we have her similar things for 18 months now from the syrian regime. the comments coming from the syrian prime minister who said the government is interested in any sort of political proposals that lead to a political solution rather than a violent solution. that sounds a lot like trying to save their own skin. in the next sentence, the prime minister went on to say that the country is "moving toward a historic moment when it will declare victory over the enemies with the goal of positioning syria to build a new world order that promotes national sovereignty and the conc
damascus is the center of the syrian government. the battle for its control has been particularly bloody. keep in mind the country's civil war has already been raging for 21 months. human rights activistses say the death toll is more than 45,000. the chief correspondent is live with more. jonathan, the syrian regime says it is interested in dialogue. is that hopeful? >>jonathan: better than saying they are not interested in any sort of dialogue but not a lot better. we have her similar...
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we're being told that the rebel firing has actually closed the air board in damascus. the rebels gained some strategic high ground so they can fire down into some of assad's strongholds into damascus. it may be now or never for president assad to husband his heavy tanks and artillery and air power to hit rebel positions to push them back or if the rebels will march all the way there intoward his power base. right now, recent reports over weekend added hundreds if not a thousand people to the death toll that is now over 45,000. the other thing we're seeing on a larger scale there inside of syria is the influence of foreign fighters and islamist who have come in. these are hardcore islamists who are much more interested turning syria into something like an islamic state or taking control of their chemical weapons stockpiles, their heavy weapons stockpiles than they are bringing democratic syria into fruition the next several months. that is the real concern for the international community. gregg. >> leland vittert reporting live from jerusalem. thank you. >> the house ju
we're being told that the rebel firing has actually closed the air board in damascus. the rebels gained some strategic high ground so they can fire down into some of assad's strongholds into damascus. it may be now or never for president assad to husband his heavy tanks and artillery and air power to hit rebel positions to push them back or if the rebels will march all the way there intoward his power base. right now, recent reports over weekend added hundreds if not a thousand people to the...
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especially around his capital damascus. secondly the rebels don't really believe the russians. they don't trust them as honest brokers and perhaps that's with good reason. rebel videos uploaded to youtube show russian made bombs uploaded. this is a boom fired on cities aleppo with the russian writing clearly visible on the weapon's fenn. most bombs though explode like this one caught on amateur video yesterday as it was dropped from a low-flying russian-made meg. russia has long supported assad with weapons and protected diplomatically as key ally and hope to russian's only foreign rebel naval base. with assad's army now playing defense, the russian peace plan appears to be an attempt to heck their bet on assad by beginning to make inroads with the rebels. the russians might be in right in there irassessment that neither side can win this by force. especially as a growing number of al qaeda sympathizers and foreign firefighters join up. fighting not under the rebel colors but the black islamist flag as seen in this video celebrating a new brigade. with assad still hanging on, t
especially around his capital damascus. secondly the rebels don't really believe the russians. they don't trust them as honest brokers and perhaps that's with good reason. rebel videos uploaded to youtube show russian made bombs uploaded. this is a boom fired on cities aleppo with the russian writing clearly visible on the weapon's fenn. most bombs though explode like this one caught on amateur video yesterday as it was dropped from a low-flying russian-made meg. russia has long supported assad...
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the noose on assad's power basis, the cities in the central part of the country like the capital of damascus. they also believe they can fight all the way to pushing president assad out of power. that may be what the russians are most worried about. russians have a key naval base in the city of tartoose and may are worried if rebels come in, they'll lose any influence inside of syria and are starting to beginning the process of hedging bets against assad and see if they can make inroads with the rebels. >> trace: give me an idea of what other powers are keeping the war going. >> exactly. this is a proxy war going on. russia may be trying to play both sides of the coin. iran is not concerned with diplomatic niceties, they're supplying most of the weapons to the syrian regime. on the other side, turkey/g:.?un qatar providing money but people are getting scared, especially the western intelligence services, about where the weapons are going and in whose hands they'll fall into the hands of, meaning hardcore islamist, sympathizers, those kinds bringing fighters into syria and are not interested
the noose on assad's power basis, the cities in the central part of the country like the capital of damascus. they also believe they can fight all the way to pushing president assad out of power. that may be what the russians are most worried about. russians have a key naval base in the city of tartoose and may are worried if rebels come in, they'll lose any influence inside of syria and are starting to beginning the process of hedging bets against assad and see if they can make inroads with...
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country, and they are also beginning to tighten around a lot of the central syrian cities, including damascus and trying to go all the way in videotapes, they said that they were going to go to bashar al-assad's house. the russians are changing their tune a little bit. the russians only foreign enable poor. one of the reasons they have been so locked up with they are thinking they want to keep their port. the russians are not the only one involved. lots of people sending weapons into syria. you have a war going on with the wrong, on the other side, you have weapons coming from saudi arabia and qatar in turkey and that is what is supplying the rebels in the civil war that is continuing to rage on. both of those don't really have a lot to gain. they have a lot to lose. their side loses, they will lose a lot. as long as the syrians are willing to keep killing each other in this process, so far the syrian civil war has now claimed 44,000 lives. many people believe there really no matter how this breaks down over the next couple of months, even if bashar al-assad does leave his power, this war cou
country, and they are also beginning to tighten around a lot of the central syrian cities, including damascus and trying to go all the way in videotapes, they said that they were going to go to bashar al-assad's house. the russians are changing their tune a little bit. the russians only foreign enable poor. one of the reasons they have been so locked up with they are thinking they want to keep their port. the russians are not the only one involved. lots of people sending weapons into syria. you...
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getting a stronghold in the military base and if they, for some reason, choke off the supply routes into damascus, that would be a huge, huge big blow to the assad regime. >> it would. they're doing better not only militarily but politically getting their act together with external prodding and having more identifyiable group. >> is it in your estimation good when you have generals from the syrian army deeffecting and putting out propaganda saying these are thugs? >> it's a very good thing for psychological operations against those still supporting the regime and some hope. who's going to run syria that might be palatable to the west. probably former military officials having a strong role. >> we showed the picture of the defense secretary for all intense and purpose who just defected and changed sides. he's not just leaving, he's changing sides, which is a tilt if you play pinball. >> not retiring to paris but staying to resist and looking like libya when it went well with defectors. >> christian, good to see you. >> thank you, trace. >> trace: important news for millions of americans with cance
getting a stronghold in the military base and if they, for some reason, choke off the supply routes into damascus, that would be a huge, huge big blow to the assad regime. >> it would. they're doing better not only militarily but politically getting their act together with external prodding and having more identifyiable group. >> is it in your estimation good when you have generals from the syrian army deeffecting and putting out propaganda saying these are thugs? >> it's a...
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pushing into damascus, some of the other larger cities. at the same time, the regime is growing more desperate and shelling of civilian areas and those kinds of things for the only lasswell might be the russians, who at some point could break away from this and getting their own traction. president bashir max as he is not leaving. the violence continues and we are at an impasse. there is now an increase in refugees. women and children and babies coming with only what they have on their backs. all of these people need to be clothed and fed. in the winter in syria, they also need to be kept warm to deal with the weather in jordanian we are seeing a lot of refugees as well. it is becoming a difficult humanitarian issue to deal with. it brings up a question that if there is no peace deal, if the syrian work continues, as most experts expect rational for a matter of months, but yours -- what do all these people? hundreds of thousands of them who are living in camps and simply are too afraid, and rightly so to go home. heather: leland vittert re
pushing into damascus, some of the other larger cities. at the same time, the regime is growing more desperate and shelling of civilian areas and those kinds of things for the only lasswell might be the russians, who at some point could break away from this and getting their own traction. president bashir max as he is not leaving. the violence continues and we are at an impasse. there is now an increase in refugees. women and children and babies coming with only what they have on their backs....
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you will, on the battlefield especially around president assad's stronghold there in the capital of damascus. russia, though, is continuing to protect syrian president bashar al assad. obviously, that is the transitional plan that something along the lines of what the rebels would endorse would have assad leaf in the beginning -- leave in the beginning. this june peace plan put forth out of geneva calls for a transitional government, a new constitution and then elections. i don't think there's anybody that has much of a hope of that happening. the only thing that may change the russians' minds is they look at a chance the regime in syria is going to totally collapse meaning russia would lose all of its influence in what was one of its strongest allies around the world. russia may begin to maneuver in the back end solely in their best interests, not necessarily in the best interests of the syrian people. and as we're seeing, the syrian people are really under very, very tough conditions as evidenced by how many of them are fleeing their own country. on the turkish border now 150,000 refugees,
you will, on the battlefield especially around president assad's stronghold there in the capital of damascus. russia, though, is continuing to protect syrian president bashar al assad. obviously, that is the transitional plan that something along the lines of what the rebels would endorse would have assad leaf in the beginning -- leave in the beginning. this june peace plan put forth out of geneva calls for a transitional government, a new constitution and then elections. i don't think there's...
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they will eventually lay siege to damascus and this time they will be successful. they will succeed because the logistics and internal lines of supplies have improved. they failed the last time when they tried this. and then they will move to the coast and move north. and assad will either be killed by that point, flee to another country, or go north and west to the enclave that the alawites have up in the mountains and seek refuge there. patti ann: all right. general jack keane, thank you so much as always for joining us. >> good talking to you, patti ann. gregg: all right. do you happen to have plans for the new year? we hope it includes fox news and our all-american new year's eve, beginning at 11:00 p.m. eastern time new year's eve. megyn kelly, bill hemmer will again bring you the big event live from times square in new york city. you can be part of it by texting us your happy new year's message. it is simple. type the letter u text, one word, leave a space, type a brief message send it to 36288. utext, your message and to 36288. watch for your message on new
they will eventually lay siege to damascus and this time they will be successful. they will succeed because the logistics and internal lines of supplies have improved. they failed the last time when they tried this. and then they will move to the coast and move north. and assad will either be killed by that point, flee to another country, or go north and west to the enclave that the alawites have up in the mountains and seek refuge there. patti ann: all right. general jack keane, thank you so...
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that could be a huge blow to assad. >> his own base is damascus, he's holding on to that. he can no longer be the dictator he once was. as you said, defecting publicly is such a risk. it's such a -- in this countries, they come after you obviously. we've seen that in iran and other very harsh dictatorships, in egypt. by general doing this publicly and coming out, it's a huge blow to the regime and we'll see how this kind of plays out. >> yeah. and the flip side, you have the rebels saying now to the people in the syrian government, you better come join us or when we take over, you'll be held accountable. lisa, i've got to go, great to see you. >> my pleasure. >> the egyptian president mohammed morsi calling on opposition to focus on repairing the economy. after voters approved a new and controversial constitution. critics say mohammed morsi and allies pushed the constitution without input from secular officials and it restricts women's rights and free speech. president morsi acknowledges the respectable proportion that voted against the constitution but offered nothing to
that could be a huge blow to assad. >> his own base is damascus, he's holding on to that. he can no longer be the dictator he once was. as you said, defecting publicly is such a risk. it's such a -- in this countries, they come after you obviously. we've seen that in iran and other very harsh dictatorships, in egypt. by general doing this publicly and coming out, it's a huge blow to the regime and we'll see how this kind of plays out. >> yeah. and the flip side, you have the rebels...
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they sent numbers of airliners, civilian cargo planes into damascus and other airports with weapons on board, men, members of the revolutionary guard to help syria, the question is russia begins to abandon syria, is iranians enough to keep assad in pow other are the iranians like the russians look to shift sides as well. still too early to tell, gregg. gregg: that's is the big question. leland vittert. thanks. patti ann: so is tax chaos on the way if lawmakers fail to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff? we'll tell you what it could mean for your paycheck. gregg: imagine cutting your commute almost in half. really? where is that happening and how fast trains can now travel on the world's longest high-speed rail line? [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. what starts with adding a friend... ♪ ...could end with adding a close friend. the lexus december to remember sales event is on
they sent numbers of airliners, civilian cargo planes into damascus and other airports with weapons on board, men, members of the revolutionary guard to help syria, the question is russia begins to abandon syria, is iranians enough to keep assad in pow other are the iranians like the russians look to shift sides as well. still too early to tell, gregg. gregg: that's is the big question. leland vittert. thanks. patti ann: so is tax chaos on the way if lawmakers fail to reach a deal on the fiscal...
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if he loses damascus he has a fast way out side the country. he will go to his little homeland outside syria where his alawites are. i propose if we don't have fine tall solution for syria this will become an ethnic civil war in the future and that is very sad. jamie: would any country take him if he sought asylum? >> logically the only country where he would feel safe is iran and iran is his ally but he knows very well if he leaves damascus he will basically try to go to his little homeland. his homeland,fy mere he may use at that time those chemical weapons. jamie: he will fight to the finish bottom line? >> he will fight to the finish in that area. jamie: walid phares, very troubling to watch video like that and know what is going on. thank you so much. >> thank you. merry christmas. jamie: thank you. we're remembering two icons, one from tv. we're going to take a look back at the life and career of legendary actor, the tv slob, jack klugman. wow, did he make us laugh. kelly: he sure did. plus celebrating christmas overseas. how u.s. troops
if he loses damascus he has a fast way out side the country. he will go to his little homeland outside syria where his alawites are. i propose if we don't have fine tall solution for syria this will become an ethnic civil war in the future and that is very sad. jamie: would any country take him if he sought asylum? >> logically the only country where he would feel safe is iran and iran is his ally but he knows very well if he leaves damascus he will basically try to go to his little...
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he himself who went this came out and said it's troufpblgt he continue even fly into the damascus airport he had to fly to beirut, get in a car and drive because it's too dangerous. at what point is it a game changer if they use chemical weapons, is that it? >> let's be clear. al-jazeera has reported yesterday that there is some kind of chemical or biological weapons attack. this is unconfirmed. hopefully since it happened yesterday our government is trying to figure out the details. you have to remember that president obama has moved the goal posts of when he would get involved with syria. early on he had indicated that there was this concept of responsibility to protect, which is a foreign policy concept that if there are people in harm's way that the united states government has a responsibility to protect. jaime: he drew a red line. on top of that he drew the red line, president obama did and said that chemical weapons were the point at which we wouldn't sit back any more. >> right. jaime: so what can we do? >> that was the new red line. that was the new red line. jaime: yes, and what
he himself who went this came out and said it's troufpblgt he continue even fly into the damascus airport he had to fly to beirut, get in a car and drive because it's too dangerous. at what point is it a game changer if they use chemical weapons, is that it? >> let's be clear. al-jazeera has reported yesterday that there is some kind of chemical or biological weapons attack. this is unconfirmed. hopefully since it happened yesterday our government is trying to figure out the details. you...
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the syrian military is carrying out a new offensive in damascus. the state-run news agency says troops have killed scores of terrorists which is the name for the "rebels." the opposition captured military bases in the area. but fox cannot independently confirm that. the united nations is appealing for $1.5 billion to provide aid to the syrian people amid the deadly civil war. deadly and lacking food and water and medical supplies. jonathan hunt is with us. despite the rebels' gains this is an uneven fight. >>jonathan: you only need to look at the firepower to realize the syrian army has tanks. they have artillery. they have war planes. they have helicopters. the rebels are largely using rifle, rocketed propelled grenades and only a handful of surface-to-air missiles. by the admission of the commander, they remain very much a ragtag bunch. >> we are planning battles in the operation room and trying to be organized working on cooperation with all groups. this is a difficult task. we are not a proper army yet. it is not easy to teach those fighters to
the syrian military is carrying out a new offensive in damascus. the state-run news agency says troops have killed scores of terrorists which is the name for the "rebels." the opposition captured military bases in the area. but fox cannot independently confirm that. the united nations is appealing for $1.5 billion to provide aid to the syrian people amid the deadly civil war. deadly and lacking food and water and medical supplies. jonathan hunt is with us. despite the rebels' gains...
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the latest video out of damascus shows people leaving with whatever they can carry. dragging suitcases and their kids as they flee the fighting in the suburbs around damascus where things have really gotten significantly worse. it is impossible to tell from this video but winter has begun to set in there on the turkish-syria border. inside some of these camps you're dealing with freezing temperatures, below freezing temperatures. inside turkey they're having enough trouble keeping enough food there. they're having trouble keeping peel warm there. as you are seeing from the video, there is real problem keeping people dry dealing with torrential reins that come through this area during the winter season. this is only getting worse as more and more refugees flooding in towards these camps. this is of course what they are escaping. fighting still continues on the ground inside of syria. the army, although it has gotten battered in recent battles over the past couple weeks is now fighting back mostly with artillery and also their air force. the rebels succeeded in pushing
the latest video out of damascus shows people leaving with whatever they can carry. dragging suitcases and their kids as they flee the fighting in the suburbs around damascus where things have really gotten significantly worse. it is impossible to tell from this video but winter has begun to set in there on the turkish-syria border. inside some of these camps you're dealing with freezing temperatures, below freezing temperatures. inside turkey they're having enough trouble keeping enough food...
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rebels are reportedly launching a new offensive near the capital of damascus. leland vittert live from the middle east bureau with more for us now. leland? >> reporter: jenna we'll start with richard engel is out of captivity. he was held by a pro-government militia. evidently taken at gunpoint what they thought was rebel-held territory. blindfolded. went through mock executions while in captivity. during that time they were moved from safe house to safe house. they were inside northern syria. at one point who were holding them had his entire crew in the back of a minivan. they were moving to one location and another. that was when there was rebel check point they happened upon. that is where the firefight happened that eventually freed engel. everyone got out of the van. he said they need help. the rebels got them inside of turkey inside the safe zone. five days of captivity. not every story inside syria with journalists end up this way. five journalists are killed. one american missing inside of syria as the situation continues to deteriorate. the latest vide
rebels are reportedly launching a new offensive near the capital of damascus. leland vittert live from the middle east bureau with more for us now. leland? >> reporter: jenna we'll start with richard engel is out of captivity. he was held by a pro-government militia. evidently taken at gunpoint what they thought was rebel-held territory. blindfolded. went through mock executions while in captivity. during that time they were moved from safe house to safe house. they were inside northern...
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certainly have not taken the capital damascus. as things on the ground are shifting we're getting more and more indications, russia, syria's key ally are getting nervous. they moved warships in the mediterranean to conceivably evacuate russian citizens into syria in things continue to deteriorate. there is question of chemical weapons. will assad use his chemical weapons in a last act of desperation? or will the rebels seize control. you have a lot of chemical weapons in the hands of many without command-and-control structures. martha: much of the chaos in syria but a little bit of order for rich around engel and his crew. thank you very much. bill:. government's cash problems come closer to a possible resolution a report on the staggering amount of money the government spends and whether or not that is sustainable. martha: as the funerals continue today for the connecticut school shooting victims there are new questions about how we can better address this serious mental health issues that have led to these kinds of tragedies acr
certainly have not taken the capital damascus. as things on the ground are shifting we're getting more and more indications, russia, syria's key ally are getting nervous. they moved warships in the mediterranean to conceivably evacuate russian citizens into syria in things continue to deteriorate. there is question of chemical weapons. will assad use his chemical weapons in a last act of desperation? or will the rebels seize control. you have a lot of chemical weapons in the hands of many...
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the noose is tightening around damascus. the fighting is moving from the outlying country areas in towards the capital and in towards the larger cities. the rebels are bringing the fight to the government rather than the government being able to go after the rebels. the rebels are becoming increasingly better armed. video out of syria certainly shows that. their attacks are better coordinated. their attacks are more successful. that may be one of the reasons the syrian vice president just said in the past couple days he doesn't think they can actually beat the syrian rebels as the government. that may be the first sign the syrian regime is willing to negotiate. jon? jon: that would be amazing. leland vittert reporting live. thank you. jenna: normally when we talk about syria we have to offer a disclaimer to be responsible junenalists when we show video from syria it is amateur video and don't have a clear source. we today do. we have video from a freelance journalist, christie wilcox, who spent three months traveling through
the noose is tightening around damascus. the fighting is moving from the outlying country areas in towards the capital and in towards the larger cities. the rebels are bringing the fight to the government rather than the government being able to go after the rebels. the rebels are becoming increasingly better armed. video out of syria certainly shows that. their attacks are better coordinated. their attacks are more successful. that may be one of the reasons the syrian vice president just said...
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damascus the capital city is down in this area. it is our understanding that the two batteries the u.s. will send, 400 troops will go along with that, you're talking about an area maybe 60 miles north of the border, said to be defensive measures only. so this goes along with what we've heard from germany and also the netherlands agreeing to send some patriot missile batteries there as well along with troops as well. you're looking about 1200 troops between the three countries. you want to contain it. so far you've been pretty good keeping it within the borders of syria. if it spills over you're looking at area already racked by war for two years. what can happen then? they want to make sure that doesn't. we'll watch that. alisyn: next three weeks obviously will be critical. we're just getting started here. we have a heartbreaking story of heroism linked to the horrible oregon mall shooting. we'll talk about a man who put his own life to try to save another. bill: a former u.s. marine locked up in mexico on what his family call as t
damascus the capital city is down in this area. it is our understanding that the two batteries the u.s. will send, 400 troops will go along with that, you're talking about an area maybe 60 miles north of the border, said to be defensive measures only. so this goes along with what we've heard from germany and also the netherlands agreeing to send some patriot missile batteries there as well along with troops as well. you're looking about 1200 troops between the three countries. you want to...
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. >> in anwar, i think the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. i think now is only a question of time. i urge the regime to stop violence, to realize what is the actual situation, and initiate a process that leads to the accommodation of the legitimate aspirations of the sir ran people. >> the questions that remain of course of how long assad can hold on. how desperate he gets, and in that desperation, what sort of weapons he uses. >> last couple of days we were so concerned about assad potentially moving chemicals weapons into strategic positions. >> syrian officials say it's a lie. we've not heard from president assad himself. we heard from his information minister who told about conspiracy theories, promoted by western powers of these chemical weapons, about the conspiracy theory they say the syrian regime used scud missiles and the talk of assad's days being numbered is an attempt to create a self-fulfilling prophecy and the information minister said the russians haven't shifted their position one bit. listen. >> they're now. >> i don't think
. >> in anwar, i think the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. i think now is only a question of time. i urge the regime to stop violence, to realize what is the actual situation, and initiate a process that leads to the accommodation of the legitimate aspirations of the sir ran people. >> the questions that remain of course of how long assad can hold on. how desperate he gets, and in that desperation, what sort of weapons he uses. >> last couple of days we were so...
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the thread is unraveling as the rebels are unable to now launch attacks over and over inside damascus. two car bombs in the past two days. historically, these have been carried out by a former al-qaeda in iraq syndicate group using fighters who were trained in iraq to then bring their expertise into syria and fight this battle. it shows really how the rebels are now able to project power whereas president assad's forces are forced into a defensive position, and that's maybe one of the reasons they're starting to use those missiles against a number of rebel positions. the street-to-street fighting is also getting worse in and around damascus, in and around a number of the larger cities, and we are seeing rebels which are better armed, better equipped, more command and control. we're also, of course, seeing the rise in the number of foreign fighters and muslim extremists who have a common enemy in president bashar assad but certainly want very different things from the democratic movement that started this revolution in the beginning. on the diplomatic front, the head of nato recently s
the thread is unraveling as the rebels are unable to now launch attacks over and over inside damascus. two car bombs in the past two days. historically, these have been carried out by a former al-qaeda in iraq syndicate group using fighters who were trained in iraq to then bring their expertise into syria and fight this battle. it shows really how the rebels are now able to project power whereas president assad's forces are forced into a defensive position, and that's maybe one of the reasons...
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they're taking the fight into damascus and continuing to try to push in and lay siege to a number of government positions. that certainly means there will be krien -- increase in numb number of casualties. nato chief said it is only a matter of time president assad will leave his regime we heard that before. only a year ago u.s. officials said president assad's days were numbered. increase in foreign fighters, increase of people want to turn syria into islamic state that assembly president assad leaving will not be the stopping of bloodshed but a new chapter in syria's civil war that is continuing. jon, back to you. jon: what a mess. leland vittert live from the middle east bureau. thank you. we'll talk to a middle east expert about the scud missiles firing on the rebel forces in syria. why now and what does it mean for the tide of this civil war. jenna: a big topic inside this country is the fiscal cliff. we're minutes away from john boehner and his weekly press conference. the house speaker is expected to address the latest on negotiations in reaching any sort of a dealer who. we'r
they're taking the fight into damascus and continuing to try to push in and lay siege to a number of government positions. that certainly means there will be krien -- increase in numb number of casualties. nato chief said it is only a matter of time president assad will leave his regime we heard that before. only a year ago u.s. officials said president assad's days were numbered. increase in foreign fighters, increase of people want to turn syria into islamic state that assembly president...
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bill: there was a car bomb in damascus went off a few hours ago killed 16 people by the opposition apparently, killed women and children. you have one side firing scud missiles on their own people and the other side blowing up kids and women. which side do you take in this battle? alisyn: hard to know. certainly assad has proven you can't take his side after all these weeks and 10 of thousands of people killed. bill: two years now, two years in syria. >>> breaking news now on a report you will only see here on fox. a doctor leveling child sex abuse claims of a ceo of a major nonprofit group. an organization that runs program for children and teenagers. the exclusive interview with the accuser in a moment. alisyn: the president's health care overhaul was supposed to bring insurance costs down so why is one insurer considering a 20% rate hike? will washington do anything to stop this? . .. bill: want to get to the breaking news. exclusive new report on child sex abuse allegations of a ceo of a major nonprofit organization. that organization runs programs for teenagers and children in a few hour
bill: there was a car bomb in damascus went off a few hours ago killed 16 people by the opposition apparently, killed women and children. you have one side firing scud missiles on their own people and the other side blowing up kids and women. which side do you take in this battle? alisyn: hard to know. certainly assad has proven you can't take his side after all these weeks and 10 of thousands of people killed. bill: two years now, two years in syria. >>> breaking news now on a report...
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time syrians say television reports a huge explosion rocked the main gate of the interior ministry in damascus and senior u.s. defense official says the syrian military is firing scud missiles at rebel fighters. think of that. the government firing scud missiles at its own people inside its own borders. the fox report jonathan hunt has this, live from the united nations. what else do we know about the scud missiles? >> according to the u.s. official, shep, something like half a dozen of those scuds have been fired over the last few days. the target, not surprisingly, groups of the opposition rebels, although according to the same u.s. individual, there have not been any reported casualties among those rebels, which is a demonstration of just how inaccurate these scuds generally are. our viewers might remember them being used dozens of times by saddam hussein back in the gulf war in 1991. what is the point of firing such inaccurate weapons? it could be yet another negotiating point by president bashar al assad or in the view of the white house, it might just be another act of desperation. liste
time syrians say television reports a huge explosion rocked the main gate of the interior ministry in damascus and senior u.s. defense official says the syrian military is firing scud missiles at rebel fighters. think of that. the government firing scud missiles at its own people inside its own borders. the fox report jonathan hunt has this, live from the united nations. what else do we know about the scud missiles? >> according to the u.s. official, shep, something like half a dozen of...
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. >> opposition forces advance toward damascus, including this attack on the syrian government interior ministry, president obama confirmed interview with abc news that some of the rebels now have official u.s. backing. >> we have made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people in opposition to the assad regime. >> less than 24 hours after the president's statement, u.s. officials confirmed the intelligence showed the conflict is escalating. >> we are seeing use of another egregious weapon, barrel bomb. an incendiary bomb containing flammable materials. it's indris crimnant in terms of civilian. >> the move to recognize element of the opposition, some brought in exile brought rebuke from the foreign minister, whose government backed negotiation between bashar assad and the opposition. given u.s. involve in the libya and iraq to bring down their dictators, analysts predict the deepening division between the white house and the
. >> opposition forces advance toward damascus, including this attack on the syrian government interior ministry, president obama confirmed interview with abc news that some of the rebels now have official u.s. backing. >> we have made a decision that the syrian opposition coalition is inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people in opposition to the assad regime. >>...
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syrian state television say a huge explosion hit the capital of damascus and the military is now firing scud mills at the rebels. jonathan hunt is at the united nations. this firing of scud missiles is new. >>jonathan: it is. u.s. defense officials believe that some half dozen or so of the scud missiles have been fired at targets north of damascus by the syrian security forces aiming at the rebels in the last few days. they do not have any reports any casualties. you will wreck that scud missiles were widely launched by saddam hussein during the 1991 gulf war. they were largely inaccurate then and it appear they have been inaccurate now. it is an odd choice, this soviet missile as a tactical weapon by the syrians but according to white house officials, it could be one more sign of president bashar al-assad's desperation. >> if true, this would be latest desperate act from a regime that has shown utter disregard for innocent life. utter disregard for the lives of its own citizens. again, the idea that the syrian regime would launch missiles in its borders at its own people is stunning, d
syrian state television say a huge explosion hit the capital of damascus and the military is now firing scud mills at the rebels. jonathan hunt is at the united nations. this firing of scud missiles is new. >>jonathan: it is. u.s. defense officials believe that some half dozen or so of the scud missiles have been fired at targets north of damascus by the syrian security forces aiming at the rebels in the last few days. they do not have any reports any casualties. you will wreck that scud...
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sources tell fox news 6 missiles have been fired from damascus the past several days. human rights organizations say syrian forces are dropping bombs on heavily pop late civilian areas, burning entire towns to the ground. the group human rights watch because its claims on witness account.and amateur video. you can see a small group of civilians including women and children running for their lives. it works like naphom. this video womg in just one day -- this video coming in just one day after the white house recognized one faction of the rebel movement as the good guys. but there are other groups fighting side by side including jihadists linked to al qaeda. what more can you tell us about these missile launches they are doing? >> we'll start with this, megyn. it shows how much the assad regime lost its ability to project power out of damascus. first they were using tanks against the rebels. so they are resort something asked you missiles. this comes as the opposition are gang new strides in being able to project farther into damascus. this is video from syrian state tv
sources tell fox news 6 missiles have been fired from damascus the past several days. human rights organizations say syrian forces are dropping bombs on heavily pop late civilian areas, burning entire towns to the ground. the group human rights watch because its claims on witness account.and amateur video. you can see a small group of civilians including women and children running for their lives. it works like naphom. this video womg in just one day -- this video coming in just one day after...
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that is consistent with major attacks inside damascus. the rebels themselves lack ability to attack damascus in terms of any kind of military operation. the rebels are disorganized, a little bit incompetence people say but they are taking gains by taking a number of syrian military bases on the out skirts ever the country and to the north. one of the things the syrian opposition is getting help from is foreign fighters which is seen in this algerian state television documentary showing men from all over the world, muslim extremists coming to syria to continue the fight. while they have a common enemy, that being syrian president bashar al-assad they don't have a common goal. they want to turn syria into an islamist state. the question going forward for the u.s. government is whether they are going to arm these new opposition fighters or these new opposition groups. the problems with sending weapons there it's very difficult to figure out and control where the weapons end up. look only back to the 1980s when the united states armed afghani
that is consistent with major attacks inside damascus. the rebels themselves lack ability to attack damascus in terms of any kind of military operation. the rebels are disorganized, a little bit incompetence people say but they are taking gains by taking a number of syrian military bases on the out skirts ever the country and to the north. one of the things the syrian opposition is getting help from is foreign fighters which is seen in this algerian state television documentary showing men from...
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bombings in syria in the last year alone including an attack at the military intelligence headquarters in damascus that killed 55 and injured about 400 in may. the group uses foreign fighters from libya and other north african country. some cut their teeth fighting u.s. and coalition forces. >> we've had concerns that it's little more than a front for al-qaeda in iraq who has moved some of its operations into syria. >> reporter: the state department today also blaming the assayed regime for creating an environment where they say these groups can prosper. >> shepard: you have new information about weapons moving from libya into syria? >> reporter: fox news has learned that the cia as well as other intelligence agencies have been working with libyan militias after it was claimed qaddafi's program was not shut do i know idown in 2004. u.s. officials are insisted there's quote, no quid pro quo on the search, including the movement of weapons. tonight the cia had no public comment on fox's reporting. >> shepard: thanks very much. >>> an enormously popular mexican american singer and reality star now co
bombings in syria in the last year alone including an attack at the military intelligence headquarters in damascus that killed 55 and injured about 400 in may. the group uses foreign fighters from libya and other north african country. some cut their teeth fighting u.s. and coalition forces. >> we've had concerns that it's little more than a front for al-qaeda in iraq who has moved some of its operations into syria. >> reporter: the state department today also blaming the assayed...
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than 40 suicide bombings in syria, including this attack at the military intelligence headquarters in damascus that killed 55 in may, the state department is expected to designate a syrian rebel group as a terrorist organization. we have had concerns that it's little more than a front for al-qaeda in iraq. who has moved some of the operations in to syria. >> fox news learned that the c.i.a. along with the other intelligence agencies working with the libyan militias to track down wmd after it was claimed that the libyan dictator program was not entirely shut down. the u.s. officials insist there is no quid pro quo which would include moving weapons to is syrian opposition. bret? >> bret: thank you. we'll follow that. u.s. navy seal is dead and american doctor held hostage is alive and free tonight. it's another story of special operation courage and expertise. but imkate with the ultimate price. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight. >> petty officer first class nicolas check was 28 years old. the recipient of a bronze star for valor. he grew up in a suburb
than 40 suicide bombings in syria, including this attack at the military intelligence headquarters in damascus that killed 55 in may, the state department is expected to designate a syrian rebel group as a terrorist organization. we have had concerns that it's little more than a front for al-qaeda in iraq. who has moved some of the operations in to syria. >> fox news learned that the c.i.a. along with the other intelligence agencies working with the libyan militias to track down wmd after...
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the group is responsible for 40 suicide bombings in syria including one in damascus that killed 55 people and injureed hundreds. they draw on foreign joy haddist fighters making it harder for the united states to figure out who support and which to stay away from. >> we have had concernsis littla front for al qaeda in iraq who has moved the operations into syria. >> also, the state department blames the assad regime for creating personal grounds for the groups to consolidate their importance in syria. >>shepard: what to make of the reports that the syrian government has used chemical weapons? mike barrett is the c.e.o. of security consulting firm diligent innovations. you have say there are three ways to lay out the claim. >> first, that assad is planning on using the weapons. that is troubling because if that is true he is authorizing the use and we will see more chemical weapons used. another option is that the senior military leaders decided to use the weapons without his permission which obviously shows there is chaos in the ranks. that would be bad. and, third, the rebels have faked
the group is responsible for 40 suicide bombings in syria including one in damascus that killed 55 people and injureed hundreds. they draw on foreign joy haddist fighters making it harder for the united states to figure out who support and which to stay away from. >> we have had concernsis littla front for al qaeda in iraq who has moved the operations into syria. >> also, the state department blames the assad regime for creating personal grounds for the groups to consolidate their...
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to force loyal to the north on the outskirts of damascus. the fighting in syria spilling over into neighboring lebanon. supporters and opponents of assad exchanging fire there. four people have been kill and a dozen wounded. >>> on violent end to a standoff at a fast-food restaurant. sacramento police and swatted teams surrounding this jack-in-the-box yesterday. investigators say that a suspect held two female hostages inside for at least three hours. one of the women reportedly escaped on her own and according to reports, officers determined that the remaining hostage was in immediate danger. so police opened fire wounding the suspect. remaining hostage was unhurt. the suspect later died at the hospital. >> gregg: new reaction to that deadly crash involving a dallas cowboys player. josh brent now facing up to 20 years behind bars for alleged drunk driving accident that killed his teammate. casey stegall is live in arlington, texas. >> reporter: today a judge set bail at josh brent at $500,000. his attorney is now saying that is too high. it
to force loyal to the north on the outskirts of damascus. the fighting in syria spilling over into neighboring lebanon. supporters and opponents of assad exchanging fire there. four people have been kill and a dozen wounded. >>> on violent end to a standoff at a fast-food restaurant. sacramento police and swatted teams surrounding this jack-in-the-box yesterday. investigators say that a suspect held two female hostages inside for at least three hours. one of the women reportedly...
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if he can exit from damascus and free to the northwest side he can defend himself and he is attacked then most likely he will use it to defend his own community. >> what is it with the russians. why are they siding with assad with this? >> the russians are siding with assad. they are trying to create the friendship. they are still trying to create a balance against the united states. it's like who is siding with who at this point. they have a vested interest in the middle east. that's why they are working with him and also let's remember the iranians and russians are working together. they have a relationship. they want to assist us because assad is working with the iranians he is an ally of the iranians and he is defending that philosophy. >> walid if assad gets to the point where he either takes asylum or let's assume he uses the chemical weapons what will happen then. >> first of all depending on the scenario he may use that weapon if he is pushed to as we jewsed ea -- discussed earlier. if he is in damascus and they come to get him he may use it so he can exit and go to the weste
if he can exit from damascus and free to the northwest side he can defend himself and he is attacked then most likely he will use it to defend his own community. >> what is it with the russians. why are they siding with assad with this? >> the russians are siding with assad. they are trying to create the friendship. they are still trying to create a balance against the united states. it's like who is siding with who at this point. they have a vested interest in the middle east....
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combine this ingenls the west picked up with the gains that the opposition forces have made in and around damascus and elsewhere in the country it tends to indicate things are moving toward a conclusion. we thought that before that assad was going to fall. there are no guarantees. i think the dangers, the risks, the possibility that in an act of desperation assad might use the chemical weapons i think we have to be realistic about those. >> we have already said through our state department and the white house that that would be the red line if in a fact they did that that we would get involved in much more considerab considerably. before i let you go overall how would you characterize how we are doing there in that region of the world? where are we right now? >> i think we are doing very poorly. i think our influence diminished. i think events are beginning to swirl out of control. i worry that it is not just the problem in egypt it's not just the problem in syria or libya or yemen or jordan but all of these are beginning to come together, and you can have an entire region prevailed and the irania
combine this ingenls the west picked up with the gains that the opposition forces have made in and around damascus and elsewhere in the country it tends to indicate things are moving toward a conclusion. we thought that before that assad was going to fall. there are no guarantees. i think the dangers, the risks, the possibility that in an act of desperation assad might use the chemical weapons i think we have to be realistic about those. >> we have already said through our state...
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amateur video from the syrian capital of damascus. bashar assad's power base. rebels have been trying to supply lines, as the bullets fly behind the scenes a political maneuvering continues. ourselves hillary clinton met yesterday with her russian counterpart and the united nations peace envoy to discuss the next steps for syria. the united states has insisted president assad must go. the russians have been against the idea. the u.s. is not going to cause budge on this one the yatsd stands with the american people in insisting that process result in a unified democratic syria. and a future of this kind cannot possibly include assad. >> makes the issue much more complex at least five different cities. u.s. officials say the syrians have already mixed the components for the deadly chemical weapon saran gas. the question remains whether he plans to use saran gas for murder against his own people. do u.s. officials say that they think that he would actually do this? >> well, behind the scenes, they appear to be quite worried. the president, defense secretary and se
amateur video from the syrian capital of damascus. bashar assad's power base. rebels have been trying to supply lines, as the bullets fly behind the scenes a political maneuvering continues. ourselves hillary clinton met yesterday with her russian counterpart and the united nations peace envoy to discuss the next steps for syria. the united states has insisted president assad must go. the russians have been against the idea. the u.s. is not going to cause budge on this one the yatsd stands with...
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and the rebels are near damascus. i think what is going to happen his own people, alouites, militia he is in command of will likely kill himmor family if he tries to escape. odds are he will be dead. >> "a," dead? "b," living in russia or iran? "c," still president of syria? >> i agree with charles and say dead. this is a man who declared war on his own country and made it clear he will go down with his country. he has killed 41,000 zillians, 20% of the population is refugees. there is talk of use of chemical weapons against his own population. i think the key for the united states is do we get in fast enough that we help shape the jut come of whatever comes after assad in because al-qaeda is in there. you don't want them to get a foothold even more than they already have. >> john: how do you think it will turn out? >> there should have been a "d" because he is looking for a home in equador. venezuela and cuba. >> he could be exiled and -- >> that poe dan tick point aside -- pedantic point aside. too hot to handle. i
and the rebels are near damascus. i think what is going to happen his own people, alouites, militia he is in command of will likely kill himmor family if he tries to escape. odds are he will be dead. >> "a," dead? "b," living in russia or iran? "c," still president of syria? >> i agree with charles and say dead. this is a man who declared war on his own country and made it clear he will go down with his country. he has killed 41,000 zillians, 20% of the...
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there is a bigger push on damascus. how long president assad has left in power is anyone's guess but the dynamics are changing on the ground. >>shepard: thank you. the white house is warning on syria's chemical weapons has shifted. you may a recall in august the president warned the scenes against moving around or utilizing the weapons. this week the president and others in his cabinet dropped the words "moving around" and say there will be consequences if they "use" the weapons. that is a change. the president's position has not changed, according to the white house. and now chris wallace is live on capitol hill with us. this is a change. they said if you move it around there is a consequence. that was the red line and now the red line has moved. >>chris: obviously, you do not want to be involved in a ground war in syria but on the other hand if you wait until they are used, isn't that waiting too long? because when they are used you will kill a lot of people with deadly sarin gas, a nerve gas. so one will think if the
there is a bigger push on damascus. how long president assad has left in power is anyone's guess but the dynamics are changing on the ground. >>shepard: thank you. the white house is warning on syria's chemical weapons has shifted. you may a recall in august the president warned the scenes against moving around or utilizing the weapons. this week the president and others in his cabinet dropped the words "moving around" and say there will be consequences if they "use"...
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where new video shows the rebels slowly gaining ground in the battle for damascus. they've scored a series of tactical skwreubgt tree tactic tactical victories, and declaring the damascus international airport a military zone. fierce street battles are breaking out as you can see here from the video. the "associated press" released this amateur video and said it seems to core respond with news accounts from the city. foxess conor powell is covering syria live from our mideast bureau. what is the latest. >> reporter: as part of this sur push to topple the bashar al-assad we've seen heavy fighting in damascus, particularly around the airport. rebels are focusing in on that area. in the past three or four days we've seen all international flights in and out of the airport canceled. rebels have issued a warning saying civilians should leave the area. they've declared it a military zone. if rebels do take that airport it would be a major defeat for the bashar al-assad. it would cut off an important supply line for the bashar al-assad regime which relies on that airport t
where new video shows the rebels slowly gaining ground in the battle for damascus. they've scored a series of tactical skwreubgt tree tactic tactical victories, and declaring the damascus international airport a military zone. fierce street battles are breaking out as you can see here from the video. the "associated press" released this amateur video and said it seems to core respond with news accounts from the city. foxess conor powell is covering syria live from our mideast bureau....
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rebel fighters are turning their attention to damascus airport as they try to choke off supplies for the assad regime. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is following all of this from the pentagon. good morning. >> reporter: good morning heather. the pent gone continues actively plan for contingencies for syria, more tough words from the president obama's national security team. >> christians, jews, men, women, every syrian must be included in this process for a new and better future and a future of this kind can not possibly include assad. >> reporter: the administration has been reluctant to get involved militarily in syria for the past 20 months of fighting but recognizes it will likely get drawn in to fill the vacuum when assad goes which is seen as inevitability at this point. pentagon planners recognize they can't sit on the sidelines. there is increasing evidence some of the shoulder-fired missiles known as manpads which the cia were trying to track and contain in libya, may have migrated to syria, bringing down a syrian fighter jet and helicopter last week. then
rebel fighters are turning their attention to damascus airport as they try to choke off supplies for the assad regime. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is following all of this from the pentagon. good morning. >> reporter: good morning heather. the pent gone continues actively plan for contingencies for syria, more tough words from the president obama's national security team. >> christians, jews, men, women, every syrian must be included in this process for a new...
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there are other parts of damascus we've seen increased fighting we haven't seen in the past. things are changing on the ground. whether or not it means that the syrian government is about to collapse or assad is about to leave is really still anyone's guess. the rebels are advancing but how much longer the assad regime can hold on is still very much in the air, martha. martha: conor, thank you very much. bill: 10 minutes past the hour. it's friday, and a new report from the labor department showing unemployment dropping slightly but that's not the whole story. a staggering number of americans have dropped out of the workforce yet again. neil cavuto joins us in a moment for his analysis on that. martha: the fiscal cliff, president obama and house speaker john boehner set to have a face-to-face meeting, one-on-one. we're waiting to hear from speaker boehner in just about 50 minutes away now. we'll bring you that live. bill: also, it has been 40 years, four full decades since the last man stepped on the moon. that was an american. his name is gene cernan. we'll talk to hem this
there are other parts of damascus we've seen increased fighting we haven't seen in the past. things are changing on the ground. whether or not it means that the syrian government is about to collapse or assad is about to leave is really still anyone's guess. the rebels are advancing but how much longer the assad regime can hold on is still very much in the air, martha. martha: conor, thank you very much. bill: 10 minutes past the hour. it's friday, and a new report from the labor department...
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the pressure against the regime in and around damascus seems to be increasing.what happens if a forth with the chemical warfare. senator mccain is discussing the role of the united states. >> i think we would be directly responsible. all of those who argued against intervention warned us that if we intervene these terrible things would happen. well, we did intervene and all of these terrible things, the consequences have been huge as we sat by and watched these 40,000 people massacred. it was very clear that there is more al qaeda and jihadists in syria. some of the arms because we didn't supply it supplied from saudi arabia and qutar gone to saudi rab gnaw and jihadist. because we didn't establish a safe zone for them to organize and basically have a benghazi they have been disjointed and unable to coordinate together. this is a serious crisis and we have to be prepared to put american troops, not to fight, not to be on the ground to fight but perhaps american troops to secure these weapon storage areas that we know where they are. no one wants american boots on the ground anywhere i
the pressure against the regime in and around damascus seems to be increasing.what happens if a forth with the chemical warfare. senator mccain is discussing the role of the united states. >> i think we would be directly responsible. all of those who argued against intervention warned us that if we intervene these terrible things would happen. well, we did intervene and all of these terrible things, the consequences have been huge as we sat by and watched these 40,000 people massacred. it...
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is he realizing finally that he is now surrounded by the rebels in damascus. they are getting closer and closer to it ousting him. that ouster, if he stays there, would end in his death. so, this might be a final negotiating employee on the -- ploy on the part of president assad with the international community. listen. >> another way to look at it though, he wants russia and others to notice he is taking this potentially suicidal step in the hopes of one last diplomatic solution that so far he has been against. but he may now sees a his only hope. so maybe if russia is persuaded that assad is on the doorstep of defeat or suicide for that matter, effective suicide, that russia will finally help us do a deal to get a power sharing arrangement. >> so a power sharing arrangement or perhaps trying to get some sort of asylum deal. either way, if it's the threat of chemical weapons that he is using, it seems less about negotiation and more about blackmail, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt, thanks very much. >> a fox urgent and news developing right now. the white hou
is he realizing finally that he is now surrounded by the rebels in damascus. they are getting closer and closer to it ousting him. that ouster, if he stays there, would end in his death. so, this might be a final negotiating employee on the -- ploy on the part of president assad with the international community. listen. >> another way to look at it though, he wants russia and others to notice he is taking this potentially suicidal step in the hopes of one last diplomatic solution that so...
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as the opposition advances on damascus. that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> indeed, the senior officials confirm that syrian technicians mixed unknown quantity of the nerve agent seron and loaded on what officials believe are breakable canisters, aerosol form to be dropped from above. in dublin, secretary of state clinton met twice with the russian foreign minister. the russian dumah leader close to vladimir putin told interfax, "we have shared and do share the opinion the existing government in syria should carry out the function time has shown that the task is beyond its strength. >> it's now up to the russians to do everything possible and maximize influence over bashar assad to make sure that he does not use the weapons. >> it's good to hear that the countrys are trying to find a way to get him out. >> whether assad would accept negotiating settlement that includes asylum in another country is not clear. they told a station that he is 100% sure that sadded is will never ever leigh sy
as the opposition advances on damascus. that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> indeed, the senior officials confirm that syrian technicians mixed unknown quantity of the nerve agent seron and loaded on what officials believe are breakable canisters, aerosol form to be dropped from above. in dublin, secretary of state clinton met twice with the russian foreign minister. the russian dumah leader close to vladimir putin told interfax, "we have shared...
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the whole world is watching. >> you heard secretary panetta mention do damascus. that's the site of some of the latest deadly fighting which activists say has killed more than 40,000 people. james rosen is at the state department, and secretary clinton held some important meetings on the matter of syria. any progress? >> reporter: good afternoon. secretary clinton met with russia's top diplomat and with the special envoy to the syrian crisis who said nothing sensational came out of it. but clinton and the russian foreign minister did agree to try to find some, quote, creative ways to end the bloodshed. and it looks like russia's stedfast support for assad could be nearing its end. the influential russian lawmaker who is tight with vladimir putin said, quote, we have shared and do share the opinion that the existing government in syria should carry out its functions, but time has shown its task is beyond its strength. back in washington, a spokesman for secretary clinton warned of the perils that the syrian people would confront even in a post assad era. >> we know
the whole world is watching. >> you heard secretary panetta mention do damascus. that's the site of some of the latest deadly fighting which activists say has killed more than 40,000 people. james rosen is at the state department, and secretary clinton held some important meetings on the matter of syria. any progress? >> reporter: good afternoon. secretary clinton met with russia's top diplomat and with the special envoy to the syrian crisis who said nothing sensational came out of...
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, this comes as fighting is moving closer and closer to the rebel -- or to the assad strongholds in damascus. sarin gas is one of the most deadly chemical weapons in all of the world. it can kill within hours if this not treated, and it can kill dozens and hundreds and thousands at a time depending on how it is used. keep in mind, it only has a shelf life of about 60 days, so once you mix it, you are on the cusp of using it. as this is all happening, president assad is reaching out to several countries seeking asylum, he's apparently reached out to cuba, venezuela and ecuador, also several arab countries have reached out, the possibility of offering him asylum. now, none of this seems to have changed assad's mind. a spokesman for him, though, is saying he will never leave syria, and he would never use chemical weapons. clearly, megyn, things are happening in syria that have a potential for a very deadly outcome. megyn: conor, thank you. one heartbreaking story we are hearing comes from the city of aleppo, a community that many business owners and minority groups had called home. now it's a w
, this comes as fighting is moving closer and closer to the rebel -- or to the assad strongholds in damascus. sarin gas is one of the most deadly chemical weapons in all of the world. it can kill within hours if this not treated, and it can kill dozens and hundreds and thousands at a time depending on how it is used. keep in mind, it only has a shelf life of about 60 days, so once you mix it, you are on the cusp of using it. as this is all happening, president assad is reaching out to several...
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a bomb outside the syrian arab red crescent office in the capital of damascus killed at least one person while rebel forces boasted encircling an airbase just outside the city center. sources tell fox news the sarin gas once mixed is good for 60 days before it must be destroyed. a senior diplomat serving under president bashar al-assad said the regime if it possessed such stockpiles would not use them because we quote, can't possibly commit suicide. america's top diplomat hopes assad's exit can be negotiated by arab nations. >> that will require the assad regime making the decision to participate in a political transition, ending the violence against its own people and we hope that they do so because we believe, as you know, that their fall is inevitable. it is just a question of how many, how many people will die until that day occurs. >> reporter: secretary clinton was meeting in dublin, ireland today, with russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov. it brought sign that russian support for the assad regime may be ebbing. senior ally of president vladmir putin was quoted saying we share
a bomb outside the syrian arab red crescent office in the capital of damascus killed at least one person while rebel forces boasted encircling an airbase just outside the city center. sources tell fox news the sarin gas once mixed is good for 60 days before it must be destroyed. a senior diplomat serving under president bashar al-assad said the regime if it possessed such stockpiles would not use them because we quote, can't possibly commit suicide. america's top diplomat hopes assad's exit can...
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january 11 he addressed a public rally in the capital city of damascus. after that march 27 he visited a former rebel stronghold to allegedly inspect the conditions there. his most recent appearance on june 3, he spoke before syria's parliament. we covered it here on fox. in that speech he denied reports his government massacred rebel fighters and civilians and he accused foreign terrorists of plotting to destroy his country. bill: . the government moving defense missiles to turkey. it will be defensive posture only. the western alliance is set to okay those weapons. the patriot missiles not expected to arrive in turkey until next month. martha: let's go to egypt which is also very volatile at the moment. the presidential palace is looking like an armed palace. they stationed tanks after a night of deadly protests. the estimate is five people lost their lives. it's the violence in the two weeks we watched the protests that led over a mob made it way over to the presidential balance has. we saw the live scenes with steve harrigan. since mohamed morsi, the
january 11 he addressed a public rally in the capital city of damascus. after that march 27 he visited a former rebel stronghold to allegedly inspect the conditions there. his most recent appearance on june 3, he spoke before syria's parliament. we covered it here on fox. in that speech he denied reports his government massacred rebel fighters and civilians and he accused foreign terrorists of plotting to destroy his country. bill: . the government moving defense missiles to turkey. it will be...
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. >> if he would drop the gas, it would kill 100,000 people immediately and in damascus a million people could be affected. it is very serious. >> gretchen: fox news learns that the military drawing up contingency plans in case assad leaves syria. former chairman of chiefs of staff. admiral mike mullen's personal computer and his personal e-mail account was compromise aides insist no classified information was stored on the computers . the grammy concert held last night. kanye west and jay z tied for five nomination and taylor swift and llcool jay traded place it is. he took on her hit sopping. ♪ ♪ nashville. ♪ some day i'll be big enough so you can hit me. ♪ and all your ever going to be is me. ♪ why do you got to be so mean? >> gretchen: that's so great than kanye west interrupting taylor swift. ♪ got your hands up. ♪ you got your radio on. ♪ and every song. ♪ ♪ >> gretchen: and the 55th annual grammy awards will be held in los angeles. those are the headlines. >> steve: thursday morning, a long-time senator like you never saw him before. he's gone gangum style. tha
. >> if he would drop the gas, it would kill 100,000 people immediately and in damascus a million people could be affected. it is very serious. >> gretchen: fox news learns that the military drawing up contingency plans in case assad leaves syria. former chairman of chiefs of staff. admiral mike mullen's personal computer and his personal e-mail account was compromise aides insist no classified information was stored on the computers . the grammy concert held last night. kanye west...